Investments and Bailouts

I was emailing back a friend today, who was pondering the direction of their life and they were discussing possible moves they wanted to take. What was hindering them? Then they stated, "but I am invested."
True. I began thinking about the current state of America's economy and also how people are invested in relationships with themselves and other people.

We all are invested in whatever place we are at now in our lives. Whatever we believe has been built from years of investing in those philosophies and rationales. Whoever we are personality wise, we created a pretty impressive portfolio.
Losing your investments can be scary. Right? But I am not talking about money here.

Think about the woman that won't leave her marriage, because she has been invested in it so long, despite the fact being abused, she will stay to ride that investment on out.
Look at that unhappy coworker who won't quit and try a new job, cause they are invested in it. They'd rather be miserable.
Consider the person who is known as the (insert personality trait here) guy/gal and won't change their behaviors, just because they have become invested in it.

What we need to realize in light of these news stories of economic turmoil....is that whatever you are invested in, will turn on you. You will be wondering why.

Examples:
That woman will stay in an unhappy marriage until he leaves her. Then what?
The coworker who gets laid off after 27 years at a job they never liked now won't get retirement and face it, will face age discrimination. Then what?
What about that mean, bitter woman who becomes old and has no one visiting her at the nursing home. Then what?
Why give power to other people?

Other people become invested in you too. Like shareholders. They expect you to be that so and so friend, wife, brother, boss, whatever and they don't understand when you begin to shift and change or when you don't associate with them anymore or when you develop new interests, beliefs or ideologies. When you run into people you knew many moons ago, but they are still invested in the past you ...may look confused and will not get the present you and they definitely won't understand the future you. Think about it, people you run into reminisce of how you used to be, never long is the conversation about what you are to become or who you are at the present.

Overall, No one is going to bail you out. But you. If you don't like your life, do something about it and don't hold on to poor investments. Trust me investments are not as faithful as you are love. That sorry man, your lame job, your attitude....bail yourself out.

Stimulate your mind in 09. Create a bailout package for yourself. Invest in the future.
You!